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[Tendon and/or nerve lesions of the hand in childhood]
Insights
This review of 50 children
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Orthopedics
- Hand Surgery
- Traumatology
Context:
- Review of 50 pediatric patients over five years.
- Focus on injuries affecting the hand, wrist, and forearm.
- Analysis of nerve and tendon damage in children.
Purpose:
- To analyze the incidence and distribution of nerve and tendon injuries in pediatric patients.
- To characterize the common locations of these injuries in the upper extremity.
Summary:
- The majority of injuries (76%) involved the hand and/or fingers.
- Remaining injuries were located in the wrist or forearm.
- Data compiled from 50 consecutive cases over a five-year period.
Impact:
- Provides epidemiological data on pediatric upper extremity injuries.
- Highlights the prevalence of hand and finger involvement.
- Informs clinical practice and future research in pediatric hand surgery.
Abstract:
We have reviewed 50 consecutive children treated during the last five years of injuries of nerves and tendons of the hand, wrist and forearm. Seventy six per cent of these injuries affected the hand and/or fingers. The rest were located in the wrist or forearm.